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54 Cards in this Set
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Denoting Incisions
-tomy (to - me) |
incision, cut into
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Denoting Incisions
-tome (TOM;long O) |
instrument to cut
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Denoting Reconstructuve Surgery
-rraphy (- r - A - fe; short a,long e) |
suture
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Denoting Refracturing, Loosening, or Crushing
-lysis (- L - i - sis) |
separation, destruction, loosening
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -cele (SEL) |
hernia, swelling
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -emia (- E - me - a) |
blood condition
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -graph (GRAF) |
intrument for recording
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -itis (I - tis) |
inflammation
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -logy (- L - o - je) |
study of
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -meter (M - e - ter) |
instrument for measuring
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -oid (oyd) |
resembling
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Denoting Incisions
-stomy (s - to - me) |
forming an opening
(mouth) |
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Denoting Reconstructive Surgery
-plasty (PLAST - e) |
surgical repair
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Denoting Reconstructive Surgery
-pexy (PEKS - e) |
suspension,fixation
(of an organ) |
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Denoting Refracturing, Loosening, or Crushing
-tripsy (TRIP - se) |
crushing
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -ectasis (EK - ta - sis) |
dilation, expansion
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -gen (cancer) (JEN) -genesis (bone) (JEN - e - sis) |
forming, producing, origin
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -graphy (G - ra - fe) |
process of recording
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -lith (LITH) |
stone, calculus
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -malacia (ma - LA - she - a) |
softening
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Diagnostic, Symtomatic, and
Related Suffixes -metry (M - et - re) |
act of measuring
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -oma (O - ma) |
tumor
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Denoting Incisions
-centesis (sen - TE - sis) |
Puncture
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Denoting Incisions
-ectomy (- EK - to - me) |
excision, removal
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Denoting Reconstructive Surgery
-desis (DE - sis) |
binding, fixation
(of a bone or joint) |
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Denoting Refracturing, Loosening, or Crushing
-clasis (k - LA - sis) |
break, fracture
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixex -algia (head) (AL - je - a) -dynia (stomach) (DIN - e - a) |
pain
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -emesis (EM - e - sis) |
vomiting
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -gram (GRAM) |
record, a writing
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -iasis (I - a - sis) |
abnormal condition
(produced by something specified*) *there are a few exceptions to this rule |
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -logist (- L - o - jist) |
specialist in the study of
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -megaly (MEG - a - le) |
enlargement
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -osis (O - sis) |
abnormal condition, increase
(used primarily with blood cells) |
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -para (P - a - ra) |
partial paralysis
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic and
Related Suffixes -pathy (P - a - the) |
disease
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -penia (PE - ne - a) |
decrease, deficiency
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -phagia (FA - je - a) |
eating, swallowing
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -phasia (FA - ze - a) |
speech
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -philia (FIL - e - a) |
attraction to
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -phobia (FO - be - a) |
fear
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -plasia (PLA - ze - a) |
formation, growth
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -plegia (PLE - je - a) |
paralysis, stroke
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -poiesis (poy - E - sis) |
formation, production
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -ptosis (op - TO - sis) |
prolapse, downward displacement
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -rrhage (RIG) -rrhagia (RA - je - a) |
bursting forth
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Diagnotic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -rrhea (RE - a) |
discharge, flow
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -rrhexis (REK - sis) |
rupture
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -scope (SKOP) |
instrument to view or examine
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -scopy (S- ko - pe) |
visual examination
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -spasm (spazm) |
involuntary contraction, twitching
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -stasis (STA - sis) |
standing still
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -stenosis (ste - NO - sis) |
narrowing, stricture
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -toxic (TOKS - ik) |
poison
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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and
Related Suffixes -trophy (T - ro - fe) |
development, nourishment
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